What did Benjamin Franklin think about the Constitutional Convention?
Speaking at the Philadelphia convention in September 1787, Benjamin Franklin offered his cautious and measured support for the new Constitution: “I confess that I do not entirely approve of this Constitution at present.
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What was Ben Franklin's advice at the end of the Constitutional Convention?
Franklin praised the work of his fellow delegates and urged them to sign the new Constitution—asking anyone “who may still have Objections” to “on this Occasion doubt a little of his own Infallibility.” Later that day, 39 delegates signed the new Constitution.
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What was Franklin's goal in the speech in the convention?
On the last day of the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin presented a speech urging his fellow delegates to support and ratify the new Constitution.